Nutter's network help desk

AUTHOR(S)

Nutter, Ron

PUB. DATE

November 1997

SOURCE

Network World;11/24/97, Vol. 14 Issue 47, p43

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Offers suggestions on how to complete a comprehensive downloadable model frame relay request for proposal for a major wide area network upgrade. Includes using of a major telephone carrier; Avoidance of a single point of failure.

Reports on the installation of a wide area network in Portland, Oregon for educational purposes. Internet access; Other features of the network; Access and workgroup products from Cisco Systems; Capabilities of an Ethernet network; Course offerings at Portland Community College.

Focuses on wide area network (WAN) as it relates to design application. Details on two-tiered architectures; What causes the hourglass to appear on computer screens; Information on PeopleSoft, which uses a three-tiered architecture; Options for improving the performance of delay sensitive...

Deals with Internet-related virtual private networks (VPN). Three important applications; Tips on choosing a VPN service; Security options; Failure of VPNs to guarantee adequate bandwidth for the work being done. INSETS: Making light of the tunnel.;The original VPNs.;Making real VPN choices..

Outlines a set of criteria for evaluating wide area network (WAN) transmission services which evolved from an examination of the failures of the 1980s. WAN services in the 1980s; Other services offered in the 1980s; WAN services in the 1990s; Implications of emerging services like frame relay,...

Features the virtual private network (VPN), a type of wide area network. Impact of VPN on data communications; Reasons for the growing interest in VPN; Challenges in installing VPN; Benefits of VPN; Security features; Potential applications.

Lists a number of products for wide area network products. Includes support for branch office networks using a pair of token ring bridges and concentrators; T1 network site controller; Direct Route technology for transferring data between LANs.